Table 1 Comparison of demographic characteristics and perceptions of health and work-related factors of female and male physicians with a PhD
Characteristics | Female | Male | p † | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of respondents | 198 | 305 | ||
Age group | NS | |||
<40 | 12 (6.1%) | 15 (4.9%) | ||
40-54 | 123 (62.1%) | 165 (54.3%) | ||
>54 | 63 (31.8%) | 124 (40.8%) | ||
Missing data | 0 | 1 | ||
Civil status | 0.003 | |||
In a relationship | 157 (82.2%) | 272 (91.6%) | ||
Single | 34 (17.8%) | 25 (8.4%) | ||
Missing data | 7 | 8 | ||
Number of children | 0.013 | |||
0 | 26 (13.9%) | 29 (9.8%) | ||
1 or 2 | 102 (54.5%) | 135 (45.5%) | ||
>2 | 59 (31.6%) | 133 (44.8%) | ||
Missing data | 11 | 8 | ||
Children before PhD | 0.033 | |||
Yes | 134 (80.7%) | 193 (69.7%) | ||
No | 27 (16.3%) | 74 (26.7%) | ||
Not relevant | 5 (3.0%) | 10 (3.6%) | ||
Missing data | 32 | 28 | ||
Collaboration with former PhD advisor | NS | |||
Yes | 63 (32.6%) | 75 (25.6%) | ||
No | 119 (61.7%) | 208 (71.0) | ||
Not relevant | 11 (5.7%) | 10 (3.4%) | ||
Missing data | 5 | 12 | ||
Number of publications | 0.001 | |||
0-15 | 109 (56.5%) | 95 (31.6%) | ||
>16 | 84 (43.5%) | 206 (68.4%) | ||
Missing | 4 | 5 | ||
Work-related factors | ||||
Control at work, mean (SD) | 2.62 (0.98) | 3.09 (0.99) | 0.001 | |
Missing data | 8 | 10 | ||
Psychological distress | ||||
Exhaustion, mean (SD) | 2.69 (0.53) | 2.45 (0.55) | 0.001 | |
Missing data | 6 | 7 |